Despite dropping the decision three sets to two to the Irvington Vikings, the Santa Clara Bruins played by far their best match of the early season. Their record may show 0-4, but Head Coach Megan Morse-Quevedo was extremely proud of her young squad’s ability to bounce back from down 1-0 and 2-1 to force a … Read more
After a long offseason, including an unwanted taste of a 2-8 record still lingering, the Santa Clara Bruins football team unleashed a ringing roar of pent-up frustration on Friday night. Their opponent, the Prospect Panthers, didn’t stand a chance. Opening the season on their home turf, the Bruins pounced quickly en route to a 21-0 … Read more
Monday night’s third set between the Wilcox Chargers and Monta Vista Matadors was unbelievably exhilarating. You would have to be dead inside not to have been thoroughly entertained by the atmosphere of the must-win set, a set won via the slimmest of margins, 26-24. Wilcox would enter the third set after dropping the first two … Read more
There must be something in the Santa Clara water that is helping breed elite catchers. Last month we learned about teenage catcher James Odle being named to the USA regional baseball team for Northern California. This month is the story of 11-year-old catcher Faith Martinez who is representing the Pacific Coast region at the USA … Read more
On Saturday, the Silicon Valley Roller Girls grabbed another victory led by star jammer Pia Mess. The Silicon Valley Roller Girls field two teams, the KillaBytes and the Dot.Kamikazes. The doubleheader action was just the third home matches for the two teams this season. This match it was the Dot.Kamikazes who cruised to a 283-63 … Read more
The Wilcox Chargers football squad enters the 2017 season coming off back-to-back seasons with a 4-2 league record. Entering his third season as Head Coach, Paul Rosa now has the task of piecing together a significantly younger roster. But despite losing a number of key seniors from last season including Richard Herrera, Isaiah Chavez and … Read more
Santa Clara High School Head Football Coach Hank Roberts believes his young squad will be able to build upon last season’s 2-8 season. It won’t be easy though with last season’s team leader Pako Vehikite moving onto college. “Losing Pako is like losing 11 players because of his personality,” chuckled the head coach. “This year … Read more
Borrowing a line from the popular superhero series Transformers, there is certainly “more than meets the eye” when it comes to synchronized swimming. After all, this is a sport that takes place below the water’s surface just as much as it does above it. For novice viewers of synchronized swimming, current Santa Clara Aquamaid (SCA) … Read more
The Santa Clara Red Sox opened the Palomino League World Series Thursday with a thriller that Michael Jackson would have appreciated. With runners at second and third and just one out in the bottom of the ninth, Wilcox senior Jarrett Chapman blooped a single into shallow right center, igniting ringing cheers from the Santa Clara … Read more
While the Sparks didn’t quite reach new heights, the Santa Clara softball squad still finished their season on a high note. Out of 38 teams from throughout California, the Sparks finished in the top-12 at the U-14 Class B Western National Championship tournament in Roseville this past week. First year Head Coach Vanessa Montez was … Read more